Axis History Forum

This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day.
Founded in 1999.

I don´t think Hermann Buchner. I know and met him and he don´t tell
me so. I wrote a biographie about him for a book, because he served
as Colonel in the new austrian army (as chief of a jagdbomber group).

But I found another. Swords holder Generalleutnant Alfred-Hermann Reinhardt got the Kubanschild.

Hello! General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau (Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves, German Cross in Gold) held both the Crimea and Kuban Shields.

A member of the Johanniter Order, von Bünau was also highly decorated by Germany’s allies receiving the Romanian Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class and the Hungarian Order of Merit, Commander’s Cross on the War Ribbon with Swords.

Four Romanian Kinight's Cross holders fought in the Kuban bridgehead (one was even KIA there), but I do not know exactly if they received the Kuban shield. There is a photo of brig. gen. Mociulschi in another thread, wearing a shield, but it is difficult to tell if it's the Crimean or Kuban shield.

I suspect that the person didn't actually recieve all of them but atleast some of them. Some might only have been qualified for. Maybe it's an Oakleaves holder I'm looking for. Who on earth could it be?

Best regards/ Daniel

Denis wrote:Daniel : as for your research, Bäke is the first who comes immediately to my mind as he was awarded both Schwertern and PAB "100" but he didn't receive the DKiG.

Here is a short list of the Schewerternträger from the Panzertruppen who were awarded the DKiG :